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Posted 05 August 2013 - 01:33 PM

Everything is from the above source, i will just put the google translation here, if you want more accurate ones, use the source link.

E3 Interview with GoHa.ru

PVP

PVP-based game systems - GvG (Guild vs Guild) with the ability to fight other players in the open world. One of the most important Fitch Black Desert, which will appeal to most fans of PVP - large-scale siege on a virtually unlimited number of participants and the ability to use siege equipment, including elephants, cannons and scaling ladders.

PVE

Do not be left on the sidelines and fans of PVE, quests and storylines eksploringa MMORPG, because in the Black Desert will be all sorts of Dungey (both closed and open world), unusual quests, pumping relations with the NPC, a kind of Dynamic's Event, bosses of different sizes / complexity and, of course, a huge open world, which, according to developers, will far outstrip World Of Warcraft. The advanced system of real estate will allow you to "play Sims", your house is furnished with all kinds of utensils, which, moreover, will not only play a decorative role.

Economy

Trade and industry in the Black Desert promises to be very interesting and love our fans this occupation. Different regions in the Black Desert have different types of resources and independent auctions, and transportation will require the ability to drive caravans. The player will have to skillfully manage with transport and industrial map, as well as to engage in research and micromanagement.

[spoilers=Information about the Game]

Information about the Game

Last updated: 13.06.2013

Dates, fees and tests:
- A full-scale development is more than two years;
- Korean OBT is scheduled for December 2013;
- The approximate time the game's release in Korea - the end of 2013;
- The first phase of the Korean CBT is scheduled for autumn 2013;
- Foreign players will not be able to legally play the Korean beta testing;
- Payment will depend on the policy of the publisher in a particular region;
- The developers plan to sign a contract with the Russian localizers this year;
- English version of the Black Desert is expected to close by 2015;

Technical details:
- Working on a game about 60 people;
- The percentage of readiness Game ~ 70-80%, now developers are busy and-game content;
- Supervises the development MMO industry veteran Kim Il-Yes, the creator of RYL (Risk Your Life), R2 (Reign of Revolution) and C9 (Continent of the Ninth), issued by Hangame Korea;
- BDO uses the engine of its own;
- In the current build, the minimum system requirements for the graphics card - GeForce series or Radeon 8xxx series HD3xxx;
- Black Desert supports gamepads;
- Linux and Mac versions of the client are not planned;

The story and lore:
- Black Desert tells the story of the confrontation between the two sides - the Republic Kalfeon (Chalpheon Republic) and the Kingdom of Valencia (Kingdom of Valencia), each of which seeks to master the "black stones" (Black Stone) - an important source of energy;
- "Black Stones" are scattered across the desert that separates the two countries, the inhabitants of this desert Kalfeona called "Black Desert" and the people of Valencia - the "Red Desert" because of the blood that was shed on this sand;
- The countries differ in their culture and religion: Kalfeon - materialistic civilization, the people of Valencia - for spiritual values;
- Despite the opposition of the two story states, is based on the Black Desert GvG, and not RvR system, opposition factions - the only historical background;

Peace and structure:
- The design of the world is made ​​in the spirit of the period of transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, this choice is due to the fact that it was a time of reform and research of the outside world;
- At the heart of Black Desert is seamless open world;
- Black Desert in the world will meet the open (open-field) Dungey;
- Black Desert in the world there is a place instanced dungeons, most of which are designed to storiteling-missions and mini-games;
- Each property in the Black Desert has its own physical space (not an instance);
- In different regions of the player waiting for the different climatic conditions (not dynamic);
- In the Black Desert realized the dynamic change of the time of day;
- In the Black Desert implemented a dynamic weather system, with each region boasts unique weather conditions, such as storm, snow, rain, typhoon, etc.;
- The weather may have vozdeytsvie the player, for example, you can get some sort of debuff;
- The size of the world Black Desert is approximately equal to "vanilla" version of the World Of Warcraft;
- Black Desert world inhabited by many classic fantasy races, including giants, hobbits, elves, dwarves, humans, and others;
- In the game there will be teleports, they will take over the role of different types of ground (not flying) mounts, vehicles and ships;

Characters, races and classes:
- The promised amount equal to nine player classes;
- Currently represented classes: fighter (man - a warrior with a shield and sword), ranger (elf - Archer), sorcerer (man - the magician), giant (giant - a barbarian with two axes), blader (man - dd swordsman without a shield ), tamer (man - Summoner);
- Limiting sex / class (gender lock) will not, but male and female characters are very different: different base, types of skills and loss;
- Each class is tied to the race;
- The number of skills will be at least 20 per class;
- The maximum level in the Black Desert is unlimited, but after level 50 leveling process will be extremely slow;
- Character editor is in development;
- Opportunities editor of the characters will be somewhat limited - the developers do not want users to do the ugly characters;
- Tamer will be able to call the animal at any time and move on it (even while other classes will be able to do so only in the stable);
- Predator will have the ability to transform into a werewolf;
- In the Black Desert at the moment there is no class stelsera / asasina;
- Introduce a healer class is not planned, but the developers are thinking about creating a support class;
- For the development of character in the game system will be used skill tree;
- In BDO no intraclass division into different professions (like in C9);

The combat system and horse battle:
- Based combat system Black Desert - the non-target action with the active unit, Dodge and simplified (compared to C9) combo system;
- Point / zone will not damage (including headshots);
- In the Black Desert is not avtotargeta elements and capture the target;
- All classes will be able to ride a horse and use their weapons, including swords, halberds, bows, axes, etc.;
- Mounted Combat is designed for use in PvE, and in sieges / PvP;
- While riding the player can use a boost and drift (in the spirit of Read Dead Redemption);

PVP, PK:
- At the heart of Black Desert is GvG, and not RvR system, so the racial conflict will not, but the system will be gildiynyh wars;
- PK Black Desert system is in development and testing, as long as it is a free PK with peaceful areas in the cities, the possibility of the establishment of peace zones in noob-zones;
- Is present in the Black Desert drop system objects after death, details have not been finalized, yet it is a Drop itemov (not all) that lie in the inventory;
- The player will not be able to RESA location of death, instead he will be able to rise in the nearest city or town last visit, the details of the system are still under discussion;
- The spirit of the Olympic Games in lineage 2 is not planned;

Sieges:
- The siege will be held in the open world;
- The planned number of locks: Under the MBT - 2, on release - 7-8;
- To join the siege can anyone, but only members of the two parties that have declared war, will be able to take a lock;
- To successfully attack the castle players will have to establish a base camp near him, which can be destroyed by counter-defensive;
- After the death of the siege on the players will spawn at the base camp on each side;
- Now for the death penalty during the siege of the castle is the same as a normal death, but this will be corrected;
- For sieges in the Black Desert, you can use different tactics, including the use of guns, siege ladders, elephants, etc.;
- To combat elephants can fit up to three people - one controls the elephant, the others make ranged attacks;
- Guns will require some manipulation: a gun, you must first charge the core, roll out the position, take aim, adjust the trajectory of the projectile and the like;
- The sense of siege is financial gain, as the owners of the castle could control prices and taxes in the region;
- The number of participants is not limited to the siege, according to other information - up to 400 by 400;
- Guilds will be able to hire mercenaries NPCs (NPC) to assist in the siege;
- Limitations on the number of locks, which will take over the guild will not (yet possess all the locks will be extremely difficult);
- The siege will appoint gildmaster, but in some cases, the castle siege schedule can be fixed system;

NPCs (NPC):
- NPCs will react "to external stimuli" such as the time of day;
- The player will be pumped through NIPami reputation quests, dialogues, gifts, etc.;
- When pumped reputation NPC can award the player a variety of an item, access to quests, dungeons, etc.;
- NPC will belong to different factions and if you became friendly with one of them, the attitude towards you from the other may be impaired;
- NPCs will be taking part in the battles, sieges, serve as mercenaries and security guards, as well as help in trade and production;
- Is now known about the existence of certain types of mercenary warriors, including the swordsman, archer, paladin and the tank;
- BDO has built in-game wiki with information about the location and movement of NPCs;

PVE, questing:
- In the Black Desert will be presented as a dungeon in an open world and instances;
- The game will be instanced as a passage for solo and for the group;
- The maximum number of people in the group at the moment - 4 people, there is the possibility of creating a raid 5 groups (n = 20);
- In the Black Desert will present various kinds of quests, for example, the protection of convoys, the release of prisoners, horse riding, search for lost cats, catching thieves, etc. (Some of which are implemented by an instance of zones);
- Part of the quest, and access to some of the dungeon will be available from NPCs with whom you pumped reputation;
- Underwater content in the game will not be;
- Players who have reached high levels, will challenge elite monsters and bosses in the open world, some of which will require a "huge group";
- The game will be dynamic game events, such as a dragon attack on the settlement (this content is still under development, if there are difficulties with its implementation in an open world, it will be moved to the instances);

Weapons, equipment and accessories:
- Each class is tied to a specific type of equipment (you can not take non-core weapons or wear ill-fitting armor);
- Some classes will be able to use different armor types (for example, light and medium);
- The game will Remodeling armor or something like that;
- Equipment is limited by weight, and accordingly, most of objects and has a weight;
- Each player will have a limited amount of storage, home owners will be able to use a more capacious storage;
- Part of the equipment will operate on the principle of BoP / BoE, but most of the items does not have any restrictions of this kind;
- In the Black Desert is a system enchant equipment;

Real Estate:
- In the Black Desert will be from 1000 to 2000 real estate properties that can be purchased;
- Under the real property means not only the usual home, but also warehouses, factories, etc.;
- Possession of the property sold on the basis of the lease;
- You can take possession of the subject property by auction;
- Construction of homes in the Black Desert is not, but every player will be able to install a portable tent;
- Each property in the Black Desert - a full open area (not an instance) with balconies, windows, etc.;
- At BDO implemented a powerful customization system and construction of buildings through a special interface, right down to the dishes on the table;
- Each house has its own address;
- The house can be locked with a key, and you can make duplicates (for friends, for example);
- House can be converted into shops and workshops through the recruitment of appropriate NPC and install the appropriate equipment;

Trade and Resources:
- Goods produced by different regions, will depend on how the climatic conditions;
- Famous (alleged) resources: animal (including camels), mining (minerals), farming (fruit and vegetables) and fish (seafood);
- The game implements a system of convoys, which the player may be accompanied by his own hand, or to dispose of them through a special interface - commercial and industrial card;
- Using the caravan will have to pay;
- The caravans and the players will be limited portability weight, but the caravan, this strap is much higher;
- For caravans can arrange insurance and hire security, as they can be attacked and pillaged;
- NPCs will take part in trade and industry, for example, players will be able to sell the product in your own home, if the hire NPC seller;

Craft:
- The process of crafting is not complicated, but it will be necessary for the production of very rare materials and recipes, which are extremely hard to get;
- For crafting the player will need or equipped room (home), or "public" workshop;
- Crafting skills have to pump up to a level suitable for the manufacture of the necessary items to you;
- The higher the skill, the less time required for the production of itemov;
- For the production of items they need to be placed on the panel crafting and start the process of production;
- Will be needed for the production of recipes, including the very rare - for high-end equipment;
- At this point in the game four production skills;
- At this point in the crafting system does not display damage / failure during production;
- There is a chance to get an extra bonus on the subject in the process of crafting;

Guild:
- The guild in the game are divided into three types: military, religious and trade, each with its unique orientation;
- Choose one of the three types is possible in the time of registration Guild;
- The type of guild you can change, and you can meet the objectives of all three at the same time, but it is difficult;
- The house can be used as a clan halls;
- Guild working as the company's leaders are required to pay to each member;

Miscellaneous:
- The game will be the elements of friendly fire (for example, the gun can damage your);
- Theft of items in the BDO will not - directly steal from other players can not;
- Encourage their mounts to the stables of (except for class Tamer, which can summon a pet and move on it);
- Players can kill other players mounts;
- Sea battles in the game;
- There is a chance that the game will be a system by which gamers will be able to breed animals with a chance to get a "special" mount;
- The player will have to wear appropriate clothing depending on the region and its climatic conditions;

[/spoilers]

[spoilers=Interview with Pearl Abyss]

Interview with the Dev Team

Terms and technical details

Q: When will the testing of the project?

A: The first Korean CBT is scheduled for September-October 2013, the MBT - the end of 2013.

Q: Is not Korean?
A: It is still unknown.

Q: When will release?
A: In Korea - early 2014, in the west - closer to 2015, Russia - is still unknown, but the developers plan to sign an agreement to publish later this year.

Q: Who is the publisher?
A: In Korea - Daum Communications, in the west and Russia - is unknown.

Q: P2P or F2P?
A: In Korea - are likely to F2P, in the west and Russia - is unknown, it will depend on the publisher.

Q: Will we be able to play without any problems on the Korean servers?
A: Probably not: to create an account will need to have KSSN and confirmation by the Korean phone is also possible to block external IP-addresses.

Q: What engine is used in the Black Desert
A: The engine of its own design.

Q: What are the minimum system requirements?
A: In the current build, the minimum system requirements for the graphics card - GeForce series or Radeon 8xxx series HD3xxx. The formal requirements to be announced, since the game is in the process of optimization.

Q: Will the Black Desert to support Linux and Mac?
A: Only Windows.

Q: What about gamepad support?
A: There is.

Peace and structure

Q: Will the world open and seamless?
A: Almost: closed Dungey and zoning are present, but, in general, will be used in quests.

Q: And what is the size of the world?
A: The developers promise the world twice, "vanilla" World Of Warcraft.

Q: What about the dynamic weather and day / night cycle?
A: It will be.

Q: Teleports will?
A: No, they will take over the role of different types of ground (not flying) mounts, vehicles and ships.

Characters, races and classes

Q: How many classes in the game?
About: Fighter (man - a warrior with a shield and sword), Ranger (Elf - archer), Sorcerer (man - the magician), Giant (Giant - Barbarian with two axes), Blader (man - dd swordsman without a shield), Tamer (man - Summoner). So far 6, but promise to eventually add new ones.

Q: I do not know whether to play gender-lok?
A: Yes and no: Each class will have the characters of M and M sex, but they will be quite different, right down to the skills and combat style.

Q: What about the races, if I can do efiyku-Predator?
A: The game is strict binding race to class, so the answer is - no.

Q: Will the character editor?
A: Yes. And when? Unknown.

Q: What is the maximum level in the Black Desert?
A: But it is not! You can rock out to infinity, but after 50 levels of pumping will be extremely slow.

Q: Will there be a healer class?
A: No

Q: Will stelser killer?
A: It is not promised.

Q: How do today's pumping abilities?
A: Tree + further improve the skills of selected skills in a variety of ways.

Q: Divisions or subclass will be?
A: No.

Q: Home zone all alone?

A: To the Russian release promise to make different.

The combat system and horse fight

Q: Target and nontarget?
A: Nontarget that the style is closer to C9, rather than to the TERA.

Q: A combo will be?
A: Yes, but it is much simpler than the C9.

Q: I've been playing Counter-Strike since 2000, will come in handy if I do my skills headshots?
About: Spot / Area will not damage (including headshots), so it's unlikely.

Q: Is it true that you can ride on horses?
A: Yes, and you can not just go for a drive, but also hone their skills drifting on horseback, as well as to fight for them, using their class weapon (bow, sword, etc.).

Q: And you can ride anytime, anywhere?
A: Yes.

PVP, PK

Q: This is another RvR game?
A: No, the opposition factions - just the background. This GvG game with PvP and PK in the open world.

Q: noobs can be drained in the PK?
A: As for noobs no accurate information, but in the open world PK will. Peaceful non-pk areas of the city and will be available, starting zones.

Q: What about the loot from the dead?
A: The system is not yet finalized, but according to known information, will start dropping some of the items from the inventory.

Q: What about competition and battlegrounds?
A: Nothing like this has not promised, but it will be something like the Colosseum and the arena for honing skills.

Sieges

Q: Siege will take the form of instances or in an open world?
A: The Siege will be held in the open world.

Q: How many locks will be in the game?
A: In the Korean release - about 8 at the time of release in Russia - more than 10.

Q: What about the "zerg" in the siege?
A: The number of participants is unlimited in the siege, according to other information - up to 400 by 400.

Q: How much profit from participating in the siege?
A: The sense of siege is financial gain: the owners of castles can control prices and taxes in the region.

Q: Who can participate in the siege?
A: Anyone, but will be able to take possession of the castle only representatives of the two sides recorded in the siege.

Q: Will the siege equipment.
A: Yes. Already shown guns and war elephants, on which you can ride together. Also announced stairs.

Q: What kind of crowd dummy run at the siege in the trailers of the game?
A: This NPC-mercenaries. So many of them, because staff Pearl Abyss is small and there was no one to manage a large number of real characters.

PvE and quests

Q: Are there interesting and unusual quests?
A: Apparently, yes. Have already been shown interesting shots quests luring and drowning rats as well as the pursuit of herds of animals. Already stated the following types of quests: the protection of convoys, the release of prisoners, horse riding, search for lost cats, catching thieves, etc.

Q: Dungey will be?
A: Yes. And in an open world and closed. As for solo and for the group.

Q: The maximum number of players in the group?
A: At the moment 4. There is the possibility of creating a raid 5 groups (n = 20).

Q: What about bosses and raid bosses?
A: I promise. Very different. For the murder of one party take up to a few dozen people.

Q: Is there anything else interesting?
A: Promised a kind of dynamic's Event, for example, attacks the dragon on the settlement.

Weapons, equipment and accessories

Q: Will the characters of non-core to carry your equipment?
A: No. There is binding.

Q: What are the limitations of equipment?
A: The Equipment limited by weight, and accordingly, most objects also has a weight.

Q: Will the store?
A: Each player will have a limited amount of storage, home owners will be able to use a more capacious storage.

Q: What about the BOE (bind on equip)?
A: Part of the equipment will operate on the principle of BoP / BoE, but most of the items does not have any restrictions of this kind.

Q: I like to "sharpen blowing." And then it will be possible to sharpen the weapons?
A: Yes, in the Black Desert system will enchant gear.

Real estate

Q: Is it possible to build a house?
A: No.

Q: And now (and most importantly - where) to live?
A: Black Desert will be hundreds (even thousands) of properties that can be acquired through auction.

Q: Owning a house - it is forever?
A: No, home ownership is implemented on the basis of the lease.

Q: What if I do not have enough money?
A: Then you live in a tent in a field. Seriously.

Q: Houses will be in the format instanced zones?
A: No. Each property in the Black Desert - a full open area (not an instance) with balconies, windows, etc.

Q: Can I put the plasma in the wall?
A: The plasma is unlikely, but the functionality is planned for a very large arrangement of buildings for this purpose even created a special interface in the style of Sims.

Q: What else interesnenkogo?
A: Each house has its own address, the house can be locked with a key, the house can be converted into shops and workshops through the recruitment of appropriate NPC and the installation of the device.

Trade and Resources

Q: Will I be able to drive (and loot) Korowai?
A: Yes

Q: Why do they drive?
A: Items needed for crafting, and different regions have different types of resources, respectively, in the resources of one region may be in need of another people.

In: Auction for whom then came up with?
A: Auctions will be regional in nature.

Q: Is there a limit to the transportable / portable weight.
A: Yes. We caravans and players will be limited portability weight, but the caravan, this strap is much higher.

Q: And how to protect their possessions?
A: You can register caravan insurance, hire security.

Q: Is it possible to trade ostalvyat character (a la Giran), or open a store?
A: As for trade "to the pope" no information, but rather store-only can be open (and even hire NPC-Trader).

Craft

Q: What is predstvlyayu craft?
A: The information is not enough. It is known that the process of crafting is not complicated, but it will be necessary for the production of very rare materials and recipes. For the production of items they need to be placed on the panel crafting and start the process of manufacture.

Q: And where will craft?
A: You will need a player or craft equipped room (home), or "public" workshop.

In: Leveling crafting skills will be?
A: The crafting skills will pump up to a level suitable for the manufacture of the necessary items to you, the higher the skill, the less time required for the production of itemov.

Q: What is the total production skills?
A: At this point in the game four production skill.

Guild

Q: How are the guild?
A: The Guild of the game are divided into three types: military, religious and trade, each with their own unique focus, choose one of the three types is possible in the time of registration guild. You can change the type of guild, and you can meet the objectives of all three at the same time, but it's hard. Guild working as the company's leaders are required to pay to each member.

Q: What about the clan halls?
A: In the role of the clan halls can be used at home.

Posted 24 August 2013 - 11:12 PM

Well.. well.. we got to the stage where we start hearing about the "real" features and not the "promises".

So far they were telling "in BDO players will be able to build their own houses on the open world", and now "Even if Black Desert is set to be a sandbox MMORPG at the moment you can’t build houses. The house system exists (rumors say there will be 1000 real-estate properties), but they are already built on special “housing zones” (open world housing, not instanced)".

Non targeted action game with 10 action bar slots, well still low number of skills, but far more compared to the 4 slots which the Western Companies forcing.

You can hire NPC's for this and that (farming, gathering, trading, combat, sieges..), somehow i don't believe their game engine is going to be able to handle that stress, thousands of players with their tens of thousands of NPC slaves (judging by the other games they have released).

Release date or CBT for the western is planned for 2015, while 2013 Korea, 2014 Russia... Not surprised here, since the Western players are being brainwashed into themeparks and to hate Asian games and companies...